First I must say that I consider myself to be an Expert in the
area of providing Hypnotic (and Magical) Entertainment. I say
this not out of a sense of ego, but because although I am not an
entertainer myself; Providing, Producing & Directing Hypnotic &
Magical Entertainment has been my Exclusive Business Focus for
nearly 15 years now. I am also a certified professional
hypnotist, but I would NEVER profess to be a "Hypnotic
Entertainer"! I have worked with a wide variety of Stage
Hypnotists over the years in very many capacities. After a few
years I came to one conclusion... All Hypnotists are certainly
not created equally! The entertainment provided within the Fair,
Festival & Event Industries is certainly a reflection of the
knowledge of the individuals whose job it is to actually secure
& book the talent. Unfortunately, over the years I have found
that many people in these jobs do not know what they need to
know when it comes to booking Stage Hypnotists. Most individuals
in those positions simply know that having a Hypnotist is a
crowd pleaser. They are right in their thinking on the one
hand... having a Stage Hypnotist perform a few times each day
during the run of an event is most certainly a drawing act. Many
attendees return repeatedly to the event just to see the
Hypnotist. I can state this from personal experience, since
about 20 years ago, I myself was what I now call in the
business... a "hypno-junkie". These are the people who are so
fascinated by Hypnosis Shows that they just can't seem to get
enough of them. So began my business career & involvement in
providing this type of entertainment, although I used to
"pretend" to hypnotize my friends in the dressing room of my
Home Ec Class in Junior High School.

Let me begin by stating that MOST of the individuals who sell
themselves as "Hypnotic Entertainers" are simply people who have
either studied hypnosis in one way or another, and/or received
certification of some type... many by attendance at a weekend
seminar. Know that Hypnosis is NOT governed or regulated on a
National level, and VERY FEW states regulate it in any way
whatsoever. Obtaining Certifications and/or Registrations with
local or national Hypnosis organizations is VERY easily
achieved... therefore ANYONE can call themselves a Hypnotist,
with or without any type of study, knowledge or "certification".

Just drink that in for a minute. I could train & prep YOU (in
just a few hours) to get on a stage and perform a Hypnosis Show.
Would you consider yourself qualified as a Stage Hypnotist /
Performer... I think not! But that is exactly much of what is on
stages across the country today in my Industry! That is a pretty
scary thought isn't it... since we are dealing with people's
psyche in these shows?

Having some virtually worthless Hypnotic "certification"
certainly does not qualify an individual to be knowledgeable
enough to actually handle an abreaction (a negative emotional
response) should it occur during a performance (which it does
frequently).

Most certainly, having some "certification" DOES NOT MAKE THEM
AN ENTERTAINER... and I am here to say THAT is one HUGE
difference that buyers of talent need to look at ! Is this
individual that you are about to hire, an "Entertainer" first
and foremost, who simply uses Hypnosis as his tool to entertain
with? OR Is this individual you are about to hire a person with
some easily obtained "paper" credentials who is TRYING TO BE AN
ENTERTAINER?

Some buyers of talent are very hung up on the Hypnotist having
"paper credentials", when most of these buyers don't realize how
worthless it really is. Point in fact is that having that
"paper" is absolutely NO INDICATION of what you are actually
buying in the way of suitable entertainment for your event &
attendees!

In my personal business of delivering Hypnotic Entertainment, I
am affiliated with only one Featured Performer. I frequently
look for QUALITY & QUALIFIED Stage Hypnotists whose services I
can use in cases such as double bookings for my own Featured
Show. I rarely find those individuals, since the Quality Acts &
Performers are generally as booked up as we are. I am very
frequently approached by other Hypnotists who want me to book
them... so I acquire their promotional materials... I go see
their "shows"... and I repeatedly turn them down! I will not
attach my name to "entertainment" such as that delivered by most
of these "� hypnotic performers"�.

Look for the "Entertainer" qualities first. Is he/she
charismatic? What types of High Venue & Events have they
performed for or do they spend most of their time in a Hypno
THERAPY practice? Do they have many years of studying the mind
and Hypnosis behind them, or are they what I call a "weekend
wonder"? How long have they actually been performing... most
entertainers started out as a child in some way or another. Is
their show active? Do they musically choreograph their shows?
Are they "clinical" in their appearance & delivery? Is their
"show" merely a "demonstration" of Hypnosis instead of an
entertaining performance? Are they trying to "�sell you"� by using
the fact that they are "certified"?

Very importantly"� what about the Ethics involved... is the
material and routine structure of their show appropriate for
your attendees and audiences? I cannot tell you how many times I
have seen Stage Hypnotists crossing that line at family style
venue. I have often watched them at Fairs, performing skits that
were sexual in nature and very inappropriate for family shows. I
have watched Stage Hypnotists seriously degrade and humiliate
their volunteers... all in the name of "fun". I have watched
Hypnotists elicit negative emotions such as anger & the like
from their subjects in shows. Folks, our subconscious minds take
in & remember EVERY sensatory experience in our lives...
therefore it may be long after a performance when a volunteer
has a negative experience due to their involvement with a
Hypnotist Show.

As artists & entertainers I believe that we have a great
responsibility to provide & deliver positive & appropriate
performance, especially in the family environments. Factually
speaking, I couldn't tell you how many times, sometimes months
or years after a show, I have had a volunteer tell me how their
life changed for the better in some way as a direct result of
their having been in one of our shows. THAT is what should be
the "norm" for Stage Hypnotist acts. We simply bring their inner
child out to play for a while in a very responsible &
entertaining way... AND we leave them feeling empowered by their
experience with the shows I offer. I simply wish that all Stage
Hypnotists took this as seriously as I do... and I wish that all
buyers of talent knew what to look for!

Our minds are simply incredible and very powerful. Stage
Hypnosis is a terrific form of entertainment... when used
properly, and by a real "entertainer"!

There are plenty of Stage Hypnotists who sell themselves
"cheaply" and unfortunately this is often a primary
consideration & criteria of buyers of talent. I am simply here
to say that this is not an area of performance where you want to
cut costs - Spend the money and hire a Pro or please don"t hire
it at all! After monitoring numerous related factors for well
over a decade I urge you to ask the hard questions when
contracting this type of act for your event.

The fact that I am in the Magic Business as well... I say to
you.... don't believe most of what you see and/or hear in the
promo materials of some of these performers. Illusion is as much
a part of my business life as is the Hypnotic portion. Know that
anything can be made to "appear" to be something it is not...
and that is the key... "appear to be"!

I have even personally had individuals whom I mentored in
Hypnotic & Magical Entertainment list MY business achievements
as their own on their websites... I have documented where they
have removed my photo from actual newspaper stories & replaced
it with their own photo on their promo, and so on and so forth.

My point is that we live in a very electronic age where things
can be easily and readily altered and changed to give the
receiver of information an impression that is anything but
honest. Don't buy into the illusion... but Do continue to buy
quality entertainers! Integrity Does Matter.

We all owe it to the people who attendee our events to deliver
Positive Entertainment Experiences. We ALL need more humor in
our lives, and Stage Hypnosis is a wonderful type of
entertainment that fills that need. All I can say from my
perspective of the Business of providing these shows, is Please
Be More Thorough when considering whom you contract within my
industry. I believe that if all of us in the Entertainment
Business work together to deliver & provide empowering
performances, we will be contributing to the uplifting of
society as a whole... and THAT I consider to be an element of
REAL SUCCESS!

I will leave you with a verse that I penned a number of years
back - it speaks (albeit metaphorically) to my involvement with
Hypnotic & Magical Entertainment... I call it The Magic of
You... and it goes like this...

In All Of Creation You are Unique and Dreams Can Be Had For
Those Who Seek. Our Lives Are But A Simple Illusion... Tainted
By Perception... and Delusion.

So Believe In the Power and the Truth and the Light Because the
Key is Within... The Key of Vision & Clear Sight.

Transform Your Reality & Awaken Your Soul and Cease Not Belief
In Your Own Personal Goal... Because Treasures Await For You To
Find Simply Pass Through The Open Window Of Your Very Own
Subconscious Mind.

The Miracle is There... The Dimension May Be New... But It Has
Been There All Along... Because IT IS THE MAGIC OF EACH & EVERY
ONE OF YOU

About the author:
As a cert/reg professional hypnotist; although NOT an
entertainer; my biz since 1990 has EXCLUSIVELY been producing,
directing, creating, etc Las Vegas Style Hypnotic & Magical
Entertainment. I've served NV. Casinos (Flamingo Hilton,
Casablanca etc),Fairs, Corporations,Events(Fiesta Bowl etc)
Theme Parks(Six Flags etc)Talent Buyers (Mt. High Ent., TBN
etc)... Please Visit http://www.carmacoproductions.com

Author : Carole Turley, Ch.t
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